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CVE-2018-5251

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5251 is an integer signedness error in libming 0.4.8's readSBits function, affecting Debian Linux and libming. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a crafted SWF file. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication (PR:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libming:libming:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0186 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

github.com / libming/libming/issues/97
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201904-24
Third Party Advisory